Aruba AP-503H data sheet
DATA SHEET
ARUBA 500H SERIES
HOSPITALITY ACCESS
POINTS
High performance and cost-eective
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) for hospitality, branch,
andteleworker deployments
These economical Wi-Fi 6 access points provide
high-performance connectivity for any organization
experiencing growing mobile, cloud and IoT requirements.
With a wireless aggregate data rate of up to 1.5 Gbps
and gigabit local wired por ts, they deliver the range of
connectivity options needed for venues such as hotels,
residence halls, and remote ocesalike.
INCREDIBLE EFFICIENCY
The 500H Series APs are designed to optimize user
experience by maximizing Wi-Fi eciency and dramatically
reducing airtime contention between clients.
Features include Orthogonal frequency-division multiple
access (OFDMA), multi-user MIMO and cellular optimization.
With up to 2 spatial streams (2SS) and 80MHz channel
bandwidth, the 500H Series provides groundbreaking
wireless capabilities for budget-conscious deployments.
Read the Multi-User 802.11ax white paper for further
information.
Advantages of OFDMA
This capability allows Aruba’s APs to handle multiple Wi-Fi 6
capable clients on each channel simultaneously, regardless of
device or trac type. Channel utilization is optimized
by handling each transaction via smaller sub-carriers or
resource units (RUs), which means that clients are sharing a
channel and not competing for airtime and bandwidth.
KEY FEATURES
• Combine wireless and wired access in a single
compact form factor
• Ideal for organizations with work from home or
teleworker initiatives
• Up to 1.5 Gbps of maximum wireless throughput
• 4 wired network ports and 1 Smart Rate uplink port
• WPA3 and Enhanced Open security
• Built-in technology that resolves sticky client issues
for Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 devices
• OFDMA and MU-MIMO for enhanced multi-user
eciency
• IoT-ready Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee support
Wi-Fi 6 and MU-MIMO aware client optimization
Aruba’s patented AI-powered ClientMatch technology
eliminates sticky client issues by placing Wi-Fi 6 capable
devices on the best available AP. Session metrics are used
to steer mobile devices to the best AP based on available
bandwidth, types of applications being used and trac type –
even as users roam.
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Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
This feature uses built-in ltering to automatically minimize
the impact of interference from cellular networks, distributed
antenna systems (DAS), and commercial small cell or femtocell
equipment.
Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM)
Aruba APs continuously monitor and report hardware energy
consumption. They can also be congured to enable or
disable capabilities based on available PoE power – ideal when
wired switches have exhausted their power budget (AP-505H).
IoT PLATFORM CAPABILITIES
Like all Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs, the 500H Series includes an
integrated Bluetooth 5 and 802.15.4 radio (for Zigbee support)
to simplify deploying and managing IoT-based location
services, asset tracking services, security solutions and IoT
sensors. This allows organizations to leverage the 500H Series
as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay
infrastructure and additional IT resources.
Target Wake Time (T WT)
Ideal for IoTs that communicate infrequently, TWT establishes
a schedule for when clients need to communicate with an AP.
This helps improve client power savings and reduces airtime
contention with other clients.
Advanced IoT Coexistence (AIC)
This feature uses built-in ltering to allow Wi-Fi and BLE/
Zigbee radios to operate at maximum performance, range and
capacity without the impact of mutual interference
ARUBA SECURE INFRASTRUCTURE
The Aruba 500H Series includes security components to
help protect user authentication and wireless trac. Select
capabilities include:
for users connecting to open networks where each session is
automatically encrypted to protect user passwords and data
on guest networks.
WPA 2-MPSK
MPSK enables simpler passkey management for WPA2
devices– should the Wi-Fi password on one device or device
type change, no additional changes are needed for other
devices. This requires ClearPass Policy Manager.
VPN Tunnels
In Remote AP (RAP) and IAP-VPN deployments, the Aruba
500H Series can be used to establish a secure SSL/IPSec VPN
tunnel to a Gateway or Mobility Controller that is acting as a
VPN concentrator.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
For enhanced device assurance, all Aruba APs have an
installed TPM for secure storage of credentials, keys and
bootcode.
SIMPLE AND SECURE ACCESS
To simplify policy enforcement, the Aruba 500H Series uses
Aruba’s Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF) to encapsulate all
trac from the AP to the Mobility Controller (or gateway) for
end-to-end encryption and inspection. Policies are applied
based on user role, device type, applications, and location.
This reduces the manual conguration of SSIDs, VLANs and
ACLs. PEF also serves as the underlying technology for Aruba
Dynamic Segmentation.
HIGH-DENSITY CONNECTIVITY
Each 500H Series AP provides connectivity for a maximum of
256 associated clients per radio (512 in total). In real-world
scenarios, the maximum recommended client density is
dependent on environmental conditions.
WPA3 and Enhanced Open
Support for stronger encryption and authentication is
provided via the latest version of WPA for enterprise protected
networks. Enhanced Open oers seamless new protection
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VERSATILE INSTALLATION OPTIONS
The APs can be deployed as a wall-mount or for remote
teleworker environments, they can be converted to a desk-
mount by using an optional accessory stand.
FLEXIBLE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
A unique feature of Aruba APs is the ability to operate in either
controller-less (Instant) or controller-based mode.
Controller-less (Instant) mode
In controller-less mode, one AP serves as a virtual controller
for the entire network. Learn more about Instant mode in
thistechnology brief.
Remote AP or IAP-VPN mode
For both cloud and on-premises deployments, each AP can
establish secure overlay VPN tunnels to a VPN Concentrator
(VPNC). Aruba Central-managed SD-WAN Gateways and
on-premises Mobility Controllers both support VPNC
functionality.
Mobility Controller mode
For optimized network performance, roaming and security,
APs tunnel all trac to a mobility controller for centrally
managed trac forwarding and segmentation, data
encryption, and policy enforcement. Learn more in the
ArubaOS datasheet.
For large installations across multiple sites, APs can be
factory-shipped and can be activated with Zero Touch
Provisioning through Aruba Central or AirWave. This reduces
deployment time, centralizes conguration, and helps
manage inventory.
Access point with optional stand shown
Management options
Available management solutions include Aruba Central
(cloud-managed) or Aruba AirWave – a multi-vendor
on-premises management solution.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Hardware variants
AP type
Wi-Fi radio and platform specications
5GHz radio Two spatial stream (SU/MU) MIMO for up to 1.2Gbps wireless data rate (HE80)
2.4GHz radio Two spatial stream (SU/MU) MIMO for up to 287Mbps wireless data rate (HE20)
Maximum number of
associated client devices
Maximum number of BSSIDs 16 BSSIDs per radio
Supported frequency bands
(country-specic restrictions
apply)
Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum
Supported radio
technologies
Supported modulation types:
802.11n high-throughput
(HT) support
802.11ac very high
throughput (VHT) support:
802.11ax high eciency (HE)
support:
Supported data rates (Mbps):
802.11n/ac/ax packet
aggregation:
Transmit power Congurable in increments of 0.5 dBm
Maximum (aggregate,
conducted total) transmit
power (limited by local
regulatory requirements):
Minimum congurable
transmit power level
VPN IPsec throughput
performance
• AP-503H: Mid-range dual radio Wi-Fi 6 Hospitality AP with 1+2 Ethernet ports
• AP-505H: High-end dual radio Wi-Fi 6 Hospitality AP with 1+4 Ethernet ports, PSE, USB
Note: HE40 operation is supported in 2.4GHz, but uncommon and not recommended for enterprise
deployments
Up to 256 associated client devices per radio
• 2.400 to 2.500GHz (ISM) channels 1-13
• 5.150 to 5.250GHz (U-NII-1) channels 36, 40, 44, 48
• 5.250 to 5.350GHz (U-NII-2A) channels 52, 56, 60, 64
• 5.470 to 5.725GHz (U-NII-2C) channels 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144
• 5.725 to 5.850GHz (U-NII-3) channels 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
• 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
• 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
• 802.11ax: Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) with up to 8 resource units
• 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
• 802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
• 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
• 802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM
HT20/40
VHT20/40/80
HE20/40/80
• 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
• 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
• 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15, HT20 to HT40), 400 with 256-QAM
• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2, VHT20 to VHT80), 1,083 with 1024-QAM
• 802.11ax (2.4GHz): 3.6 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE40)
• 802.11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 1,201 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE80)
A-MPDU, A-MSDU
• 2.4 GHz band: +20 dBm (17 dBm per chain)
• 5 GHz band: +21 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
• Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add
antennagain
0dBm (conducted, per chain)
100 Mbps (AP-503H) and 500 Mbps or better (AP-505H)
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